Soviet Ship Rescues 2

DIGEST

January 11, 1987

MIAMI -- Two U.S. citizens whose helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern Bahamas were rescued Saturday by a Soviet merchant vessel and apparently escaped the ordeal without any serious injuries, the Coast Guard said.

Larry Hennessy and James Adient, no ages or hometowns available, were plucked from the water by the crew of the Volodarsk about 35 miles east of Mayaguana at about 11 a.m. Saturday, Coast Guard spokesman Tom Gillespie said.

The men are scheduled to be transferred to a Coast Guard cutter, he said.